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Cunning Linquist
Male Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Jacksonville
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Male Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Third Stone from the Sun
Posts: 11,260
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Banned
Male Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Scotland
Posts: 7,811
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1st Team All-American
Male Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 12,100
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![]() I'm not the least bit surprised... you just have to listen to them answer some questions from a reporter to know that a lot of college athletes can't read or speak at a very high level.
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1st Team All-American
Male Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Aldie, Va
Posts: 10,128
CockyCash: 6800 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() As a HS special education teacher, I know that many high school graduates without special needs can not read above an eight grade level. It is not an athlete problem but an entire generation's problem. Also too often these athletes have special needs and are not being treated when in lower education levels.
Don't get me wrong, too many athletes are slipping through the cracks and we need to focus on helping them, not just using them. I have a bigger problem with the universities not putting these players on track to actually graduate but instead just put them in classes to keep their GPA high enough to play. That is the problem with college athletics. |
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Band
Male Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Third Stone from the Sun
Posts: 11,260
CockyCash: 10401 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() For those that are interested, here's Clemson's raw data
I don't think we have any room to throw stones, but check out the 220 verbal SAT. I think we just found Spiller's score.... (Sorry about the smack)
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Heisman Winner
Male Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: SC
Posts: 25,359
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![]() Lonnie, I thought everyone was too dumb to get in to Clemson. That is what I hear
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Band
Male Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Third Stone from the Sun
Posts: 11,260
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![]() Just our players. Theirs are freakin' Eisensteins...
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Banned
Male Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Chapin
Posts: 3,562
CockyCash: 500 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() I'm not shocked at all.
But hey, without them what am I supposed to do on Saturdays in the fall? |
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high midi-chlorian count
Male Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: The Dagobah System
Posts: 10,524
CockyCash: 100549 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() we just never answered a lot of other schools decline their request for info
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The "other" M. Lattimore
Male Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Myrtle Beach
Posts: 15,705
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![]() I put most of the blame on the NCAA......
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Nesemiea
Male Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Greenville, SC
Posts: 1,653
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Household Name
Male Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Ohio
Posts: 6,166
CockyCash: 200 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() Southall, hmmmm.... So it is immoral to admit a poor student. Is it also immoral to deny the same student access to higher education? I don't want to get into it, but these "academic" types are the first f@ckers to complain about lack of diversity, etc. Can't have it both ways.
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Heisman Candidate
Male Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Tampa Bay, Florida
Posts: 15,854
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1st Team All-SEC
Male Join Date: May 2006
Location: Goose Creek
Posts: 3,841
CockyCash: 200 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() Probably not many schools in the country that don't have student athlete's with less than stellar scholastic skills, but what was going on at North Carolina was nothing short of an abomination.
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Cunning Linquist
Male Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Jacksonville
Posts: 9,778
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The other thing about this is the disgusting method that they looked down their noses at everyone else while patting themselves on the back by doing it the "Carolina way." They graduated players that can't read lecturing about the "Carolina Way." This could have been over with a while back, had UNC done what USC did when they were investigated by the NCAA and do a real thorough investigation to get to the bottom of it. They chose to cover up and use a PR firm.
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I Put Threadz 2 Sleep
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As a side note, my wife told me today that compared to the math she took in the Philippines, going through math here in the U.S. with a young lady she tutors, were she to do it on her own, it would be a breeze for her. Take that as you will. But it seems sad. Gapo
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WMD
Male Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: SC
Posts: 1,190
CockyCash: 10260 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() wait wait wait
You mean to tell me that college athletes aren't academic all-stars?!?!? this isn't news...it's why they have team tutors, MANY athletes are sub-par. 2.5 GPS shouldn't be a point of pride. ever.
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Walk On
Male Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 95
CockyCash: 500 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() This data doesn't surprise me too much. Realistically, what percentage of athletes from revenue producing sports will actually utilize their degrees when they graduate?
Let's be honest about this, we care about these people because of their athletic talent, not because of their test scores or GPAs. Maybe I'm a bit cold about it, but I couldn't care less how these kids perform in the classroom as long as it's good enough for them to perform on the field/court. Bash me if you want, everyone is entitled to an opinion. But I don't care for a minute how smart these guys are. Like my grandfather used to say, "The world needs ditch diggers, too.". |
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Damn Yankee
Male Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Baltimore, MD
Posts: 19,039
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![]() this isnt anything new...
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